Books To Read

I just found a list of books that I read last year in my room, and I thought I'd share my favorites. I'll divide them up - books for adults, books for kids, books for teenagers, and books for anyone.

Some of the Books for Kids are more boy-oriented, since I borrowed most of them from my little brother when I ran out of books to read, but I enjoyed most of them anyway. I enjoy a very wide range of literature, so I'd recommend reading the backs of these books before starting them. Also, these are all books I read over 6 months ago, so I apologize if I forgot to mark any with an M or D. Let me know if you read/enjoy any of these!

Key:
(M) m for mature; books that have more than a little drugs/sex in them, as I remember
(D) d for disturbing; don't take it too seriously, but these are books with themes like suicide, abuse, and mental illness
* one of my favorites


Books For Kids (10-13):

Lion Boy Trilogy
Aleutian Sparrow
Airman
Wolf Brother
Downsiders
The Last Codfish
Anahita's Woven Riddle (more of a girl book)
The Life History of A Star (also a girl book)
Elske (definitely a girl book - princesses and all)


Books for Teenagers:

Margaux with an X
As Cool As I Am (M)
The Torn Skirt (M)
A Simple As Snow
Ely & Naomi's No Kiss List
Keeping You A Secret
Burned (D) *
Wide Awake
The Realm of Possibility
48 Shades of Brown
Cupcake
Confess-O-Rama
Playing with Matches
Crooked*
You Know Where to Find Me (M) (D)
Marly's Ghost
Perks of Being a Wallflower (D)
It's Kind of A Funny Story (D) *
All That Remains (D)*
The Bean Trees
Stealing Henry
Chasing Windmills
The Arizona Kid
Boy Meets Boy
Dough Boy
Beige
Things My Mother Doesn't Know
Looking For Alaska (D)(M)*
After the Crash, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away (D)(M)
The Fattening Hut (D)
The Pretty One
Life Is Funny (M)
Wild Orchid
I Can't Tell You (M?)


Books for Adults:

Sea Wolf
Images of Chekov (Russian literature - not exactly cheery)
The Bluest Eye (M)(D)
The Guardian
Joy In the Morning


Books for Anyone (adults/teens):

Crashing Through
Gone With the Wind*
A Thousand Splendid Suns (D)(M)
1984


After going through this list, I realize that there are plenty of books I didn't like at all, so I didn't include those. I apologize for the lack of authors, but if you search these titles on Amazon.com or at a library, you can probably find all of them. Happy reading!